Elizabeth Taylor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 27, 1932
- Died
- March 23, 2011
- Birthplace
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a European British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. As one of the world's most famous film stars, Taylor was recognized for her acting ability and for her glamorous lifestyle, beauty and distinctive violet eyes. National Velvet (1944) was Taylor's first success, and she starred in Father of the Bride (1950), A Place in the Sun (1951), Giant (1956), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for BUtterfield 8 (1960), played the title role in Cleopatra (1963), and married her co-star Richard Burton. They appeared together in 11 films, including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), for which Taylor won a second Academy Award. From the mid-1970s, she appeared less frequently in film, and made occasional appearances in television and theatre. Her much publicized personal life included eight marriages and several life-threatening illnesses. From the mid-1980s, Taylor championed HIV and AIDS programs; she co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985, and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1993. She received the Presidential Citizens Medal, the Legion of Honour, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and a Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, who named her seventh on their list of the "Greatest American Screen Legends". Taylor died of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.
Filmography
Richard Burton: Wild Genius 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Brasiliana: The Black Musical That Introduced Brazil to the World 2024
as Herself (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft 2021
Actor
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic 2019
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast 2019
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Chavela 2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent 2016
as (archive footage)
Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn… 2015
Actor
The End of a Beautiful Epoch 2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Children of 'Giant' 2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Battle of Amfar 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Bert Stern - Original Madman 2011
Actor
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored 2011
as (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop? 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored 2009
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Forever Young 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself 2004
as Self (archive footage)
A Letter to True 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years 2002
as (archive footage), as Self (archive footage)
Searching for Debra Winger 2002
as Self (uncredited)
Heart of the Festival 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration 2001
as Self
George Stevens and His Place In The Sun 2001
as Self
- Bride of Trailer Camp
Bride of Trailer Camp 2001
as (archive footage)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand 2001
as self
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood 2001
as Self (archive footage)
These Old Broads 2001
as Beryl Mason
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration 2000
as Self
Discovering Bedrock 1999
as Self
Memories of Giant 1998
as Self (archive footage)
- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life 1997
as Self
Return to 'Giant' 1996
as Self (archive footage)
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class 1995
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait 1995
as Self (Archive footage)
- Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell 1995
as Self (archive footage)
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous 1995
as Self
That's Entertainment! III 1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Flintstones 1994
as Pearl Slaghoople
- The Jackson Family Honors
The Jackson Family Honors 1994
as Self
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered 1993
as Self
Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah 1993
as Self
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 1992
as Self
Marilyn: Something's Got to Give 1990
as Self (archive footage)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt 1989
as Self - Introduction Speaker
Sweet Bird of Youth 1989
as Alexandra Del Lago
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick 1988
as Self (archive footage)
Young Toscanini 1988
as Nadina Bulichoff
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton 1988
as Self (Archive Footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues 1988
as Self
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star 1987
as Self (archive footage)
Poker Alice 1987
as Alice Moffit
There Must Be a Pony 1986
as Marguerite Sydney
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn 1986
as Self
- An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. 1986
Actor
Super Duper Bloopers 1986
as Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 1985
as (archive footage)
Malice in Wonderland 1985
as Louella Parsons
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1985
as Self (archive footage)
Between Friends 1983
as Deborah Shapiro
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Genocide 1982
as Narrator (voice)
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
The Mirror Crack'd 1980
as Marina Rudd
Winter Kills 1979
as Lola Comante (uncredited)
Return Engagement 1978
as Dr. Emily Loomis
A Death in Canaan 1978
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
A Little Night Music 1977
as Desiree Armfeldt
Victory at Entebbe 1976
as Edra Vilnofsky
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
The Blue Bird 1976
as Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love
TVTV Looks at the Oscars 1976
as Self
Hooray for Hollywood 1976
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: The First American Teenager 1975
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait 1975
as Self
That's Entertainment! 1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
Identikit 1974
as Lise
James Dean Remembered 1974
as Self (archive footage)
Night Watch 1973
as Ellen Wheeler
Ash Wednesday 1973
as Barbara Sawyer
Hammersmith Is Out 1972
as Jimmie Jean Jackson
Under Milk Wood 1972
as Rosie Probert
Zee and Co. 1972
as Zee Blakeley
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Only Game in Town 1970
as Fran Walker
The Happy Ending 1969
as Kay Banks (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anne of the Thousand Days 1969
as Masked Courtesan (uncredited)
On Location: Where Eagles Dare 1968
as Self (uncredited)
Secret Ceremony 1968
as Leonora
Around the World of Mike Todd 1968
as Self
Boom! 1968
as Flora 'Sissy' Goforth
The Comedians 1967
as Martha Pineda
Reflections in a Golden Eye 1967
as Leonora Penderton
Doctor Faustus 1967
as Helen of Troy
The Comedians in Africa 1967
as Self (uncredited)
Mondo Hollywood 1967
Actor
The Taming of the Shrew 1967
as Katharina
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966
as Martha
The Sandpiper 1965
as Laura Reynolds
The Big Sur 1965
as Self
A Statue for "The Sandpiper" 1965
as Self
On the Trail of the Iguana 1964
as Self
Becket 1964
as Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)
The Caretaker 1964
Associate Producer
Elizabeth Taylor in London 1963
as Herself
The V.I.P.s 1963
as Frances Andros
Cleopatra 1963
as Cleopatra
Lykke og krone 1962
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
BUtterfield 8 1960
as Gloria Wandrous
Scent of Mystery 1960
as Woman of Mystery
Suddenly, Last Summer 1959
as Catherine Holly
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958
as Maggie Pollitt
Raintree County 1957
as Susanna Drake Shawnessy
Operation Raintree 1957
as Self
Giant 1956
as Leslie Lynnton Benedict
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' 1956
as Self
The Last Time I Saw Paris 1954
as Helen Ellswirth
Beau Brummell 1954
as Lady Patricia
A Star Is Born World Premiere 1954
as Self
Elephant Walk 1954
as Ruth Wiley
Rhapsody 1954
as Louise Durant
The Girl Who Had Everything 1953
as Jean Latimer
Ivanhoe 1952
as Rebecca
Love Is Better Than Ever 1952
as Anastacia (Stacie) Macaboy
Callaway Went Thataway 1951
as Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)
Quo Vadis 1951
as Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun 1951
as Angela Vickers
Father's Little Dividend 1951
as Kay Dunstan
The Big Hangover 1950
as Mary Belney
Father of the Bride 1950
as Kay Banks
Conspirator 1949
as Melinda Greyton
Little Women 1949
as Amy
Julia Misbehaves 1948
as Susan Packett
A Date with Judy 1948
as Carol Pringle
Life with Father 1947
as Mary Skinner
Cynthia 1947
as Cynthia Bishop
Courage of Lassie 1946
as Kathie Eleanor Merrick
National Velvet 1945
as Velvet Brown
The White Cliffs of Dover 1944
as Betsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)
Twenty Years After 1944
as (archive footage)
Jane Eyre 1943
as Helen Burns
Lassie Come Home 1943
as Priscilla
There's One Born Every Minute 1942
as Gloria Twine
Credits from TMDB.